Easiest Ever Tomato Soup

Name: Easiest Ever Tomato Soup
Prep time: 5
Cook time: 10
Yield: 6-8
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 onion, finely chopped; 2 cloves garlic; 680g bottle tomato passata; 1 tin chopped tomatoes; 1 litre of chicken stock; 1 tbsp basil, chopped; To serve:; Crème fraiche; Chopped basil

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Ingredients

2 tbsp olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic
680g bottle tomato passata
1 tin chopped tomatoes
1 litre of chicken stock
1 tbsp basil, chopped
To serve:
Crème fraiche
Chopped basil

Instructions

Heat the olive oil in a large pan over a medium heat. Add the onion and cook gently until soft. Add the garlic and stir for a minute or two.
Add the passata, tomatoes and stock and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes.
Blend the soup until smooth, season with salt and pepper and stir in the basil just before serving.
Serve in mugs, with a dollop of Crème Fraiche and a scattering of basil.